Letter to Irish Examiner - 23-02-07
Emissions: We must clean up our act

The surge of 1.9% in greenhouse gas emissions
to nearly 70 million tonnes in 2005 — the largest annual increase
since 2001 — means we are not lowering emissions to meet Kyoto
obligations.

The allocation of €270m for the purchase
of carbon credits overseas means that in order to buy ourselves out
of trouble, we will continue to rely on other countries cleaning up
their act so we can purchase their credits.

Tough policy changes are needed to meet our international
obligations and we must face reality, however grim.

The new green technologies can help turn things
around in relation to waste and clean energy.

An injection of vision and courage is all that’s
needed. Who is up to it?